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Press, 13 May 1986, Page 36

District forecasts: Canterbury, Otago: Fog and drizze patches; fine in afternoon; light southerlies; cool. Marlborough, Nelson: Mostly fine; low cloud morning and night; mild.

Buller, Westland: Mostly cloudy; cool; some fog; drizzle patches; light winds. Extended forecast to Friday: Light winds; fine; cold southerly change on Thursday; some showers.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. llp.m. Millibars 1025.0 1027.7 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 20 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. nil To date this month .... trace To date this year 273 To date last year 143 Average to date 241 Average for May 70 Wettest May (1959) .... 198 Driest May (1960) 13 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 7 hr 42 min To date this month .... 75 To date this year 920 To date last year 1003 Average for May 125 Humidity: Per cent at noon 68 Per cent at 6 p.m 80 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 22 deg, minimum 7 deg, grass 4 deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.33 a.m.; sets, 5.18 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.34 a.m.; sets, 5.17 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 11.37 a.m.; sets, 7.50 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 12.24 a.m.; sets, 8.49 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 7.55 a.m. and 8.16 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.40 a.m. and 8.58 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.) Phases of Moon First quarter May 17. Full moon: May 24. Last quarter. May 31. New moon: June 8. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 19deg., cloudy, W., 10 knots.

Wellington: 15deg., cloudy, N.E., 10 knots. Christchurch: 18deg., fine, N.E., 8 knots. Dunedin: 14deg., fine, calm. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 9, 23; Brisbane, 14, 26; Canberra, 4, 18; Darwin, 23, 33; Hobart, 7, 17; Melbourne, 11, 22; Perth, 15, 22; Sydney, 13, 22. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 10, 19; Athens, 12, 23; Bahrain, 29, 35; Bangkok, 26, 33; Barbados, 25, 30; Beirut, 18, 23; Belgrade, 10, 20; Berlin, 10, 17; Bermuda, 19, 22; Bogota, 5, 18; Brussels, 6, 14; Buenos Aires, 6, 18; Cairo, 14, 27; Calgary, 1,7; Caracas, 19, 25; Chicago, 7, 24; Copenhagen, 11, 14; Curitiba, 13, 20; Denpasar, 23, 30; Dublin, 8, 15; Frankfurt, 14, 18; Geneva, 6, 23; Havana, 23, 29; Helsinki, 8, 14; Hong Kong, 24, 26; Honolulu, 23, 29; Islamabad, 16, 33; Istanbul, 8, 17; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem, 10, 19; Johannesburg, 10, 23; Kiev, 7, 20; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 17, 23; Lisbon, 15, 28; London, 10, 16; Los Angeles, 16, 27; Madrid, 11, 28; Mexico City, 12, 27; Miami, 21, 25; Montevideo, 9, 15; Montreal, 5, 21; Moscow, 0, 14; Nassau, 20, 27; New Delhi, 24, 38; New York, 7, 21; Nicosia, 11, 26; Oslo, 9, 10; Paris, 14, 20; Peking, 12, 24; Rio de Janeiro, 19, 33; Rome, 10, 26; San Francisco, 11, 18; San Juan, 20, 29; Sao Paulo, 18, 24; Seoul, 9, 19; Singapore, 27, 32; Stockholm, 10, 15; Taipei, 23, 29; Tel Aviv, 15, 23; Tokyo, 13, 19; Toronto, 3, 20; Vancouver, 6, 12; Vienna, 10, 19; Warsaw, 9, 14.